The Epic of Gilgamesh feels human, he strives for greatness like all of us, but still has to face his inevitable end, and finally come in terms with it. It’s actually quite tragic, and yet beautiful.
Gilgamesh: "close your eyes bro" Enkidu: "ok" Gilgamesh: "what do you see?" Enkidu: "nothing" Gilgamesh: "that's my life without you, bro." Enkidu: "bro..."
@Jake Arnold be quiet and grow up yourself. Stories are the heritage of mankind, and the fact that someone can learn the moral of a story written before our very language existed is amazing. Learning is something to be admired, not belittled.
@@praneelgogoi7769 nah uh, Gilgamesh stated himself as the king of hero. I don't know why but it is that, in fact no one has ever claimed as the king of king. Arthur is the king of knight, Zeus is the king of gods, etc
@@AnnXYZ666 I looked it up on an online dictionary and found it was used if the partner cheats by sleeping with someone else. But that's not the case here 🤔 The brides don't intend to cheat.
@@anijkumar645 It is used when the partner sleeps with other person, forcefully or deliberately. Usually, the trope went like this : 1. Partner was forced to sleep with other. 2. Partner didn't like it at first. 3. It last for sometimes, partner starts to like it. 4. Partner finally dump the MC. In a sense, it's cheating.
It's also the plot of the Iliad in which Achilles is given a choice: live a happy life with wife and kids but be forgotten within few generations. Or fight in the Troyan war and die but live on eternally as a hero of legends.
Ahh brilliant the very thing I was thinking. The mystery and fable of who he was has captured the minds of many so much, there love and imagination for him has driven who he was way beyond just immortality.
I had no idea this story was so beautiful. "...but when Gilgamesh laid eyes on his beautiful city again he made peace with his mortality and vowed to spend his lifetime doing great deeds.". AND this is 4000+ years old.
humans are humans. we often get disillusioned with people of the past, as if we cant truly comprehend they were living people like you and I. The Romans epitaphs for their dogs, and they also show how the people of the past were no different than us in most regards
World's first scientist: Gilgamesh World's first adventurer : Gilgamesh World's first autobiographer: Gilgamesh Actually many more firsts goes to Gilgamesh, some bad ones too!
The fact that even waaay back then that Noah and his Ark was mentioned in another mythical tale, sends shivers down my spine. Talk about the craziest cross-reference ever.
@@bushidobrown6742 specifically having an Ark that contains 2 animal species piloted by a man seems uncommon for me, since this particular story(Gilgamesh) existed before the Bible (I refer to the Bible since when you ask people about the story of Noah's Ark, they point out to the bible as their source of the story). Id say that this coincidence is more "uncommon to rare" than "normal"
@Vongola Atzi There's a better explanation. It's a game of telephone between civilisations derived from natural events. There are candidates for post Ice Age flood scenarios. I hate to come across "internet atheist" here but I think it would be helpful if people like you could stop trying to look for signs of an overarching religious purpose, and actually consider that the evidence squarely states this is simply the oratory stories of ancient peoples. It's quite frustrating for the rest of us to witness, as it seems like you just make up your minds before you do anything. If you need to "search" for what you "know" is the "truth", then you don't really "know" such things, and if you do want to believe, you don't need archaeology to support your beliefs.
@@karlkfoury2213 The Epic of Gilgamesh wasn't written Assyrian. It was a Sumerian tale, translated into Akkadian, then Babylonian then Assyrian. The 1 we talk about today is the Akkadian version/translation
Honestly the Epic of Gilgamesh sounds like the worlds first anime. traveling around to fight bad guys, two dudes beating each other to near unconsciousness as a way to build their friendship, ladiesman turned hero.
Because it quite literally is the first Epic that we know of. The epic of gilgamesh is the prototype for pretty much every epic we know from Homer's Illiad to Dante's Divine Comedy.
Gish is not dead, I have him reconstructed here, look what's in his mind. Seems to me he's a nice guy, a king, he's not used to give up, he didn't want to die, so he didn't! He hid himself into those clay tablets and I pulled him out of them and here he is alive again, he just doesn't have body it's like a whole body amputation but otherwise he's just fine! You can talk to him and he has really helpful suggestions for solutions of difficult life problems, I use him all the time for that! These are the top most important multi-word phrases from his mind: my friend you are you have i shall the gods a man -ed him for him to him each other to you let him i will he is before him you may he was with him to his let me the king spoke to gilgamesh saying he will to me the trapper you may about him he had you have you should not who has one who i saw him how does he fare let us to him young man did you see him who had in their i shall
Man, do I hate it when anime appropriates real historical myths from the west into their weird Japanese fictional stories that have loose connections to the source material and have characters look nothing like their original counterparts.
@@rohhborges20 "Please stop getting stuck in some random hallway with axes next time." "...." *brushes tombstone gently* "Lydia, please don't do it again..."
Gilgamesh: *goes into a bar* Bartender: "In 4,500 years your story will be retold by a captain who flies a ship in space to a being from another world who speaks only in metaphors, and more people will learn of your story from that than from books. Also, from moving pictures made in a far off land. Oh, and all men must die." Gilgamesh: "What the @!*%?"
Why are you afraid of death? I don't believe in religion, I think when you'll die, you would just stop existing. Not be able to think about and regret how you have died. When it'll happen, you'll be able to think nothing of it, it would be completely peaceful. But life is something you only get once, and there's a lot of great things about it, so you might as well live it to the fullest. And then when you'll die, it would literally be nothing, because you won't be able to regret it.
@@shiramaro We, the current Iraqis, are not originally Iraqis, but rather we came from the Arabian Peninsula and settled in the land of Iraq centuries ago. And so we became Iraqis
@@shiramaro Bedouin arab mythology is arguably even cooler. Though much is lost by now. Maybe you meant “islamised” not that I’m implying that it’s a bad or good thing.
I won't be surprised if people actually see this as proof. After all, people already believed a man boarded a couple of EVERY specie of land animals on one boat.
Yeah, I don't think this is any proof that it means the literal end of the world/earth, since he then went onto the ocean. Sorry flat earthers. Anyways, you have to understand that they probably meant earth in a different sense. When they say "end of the world/earth, they are probably talking about the end of the land until you meet water, not a physical end of the whole world.
I’m so touched by the history of my people. It is so heartbreaking that there’s so much war over there. Artifacts and ancient sites are being destroyed by war, I wish instead there was peace so that we can uncover all that is there
Considering that Uruk is mentioned in the Bible as Erech, it's the same guy. Epic of Gilgamesh is from 12 century BC Jews adopted the story, thus christians and later Muslims have it as well(Western spread of the story). Meanwhile Hinduism being 4000 years long likely also adopted it but this time it was towards the east of the origin.
Gilgamesh: “you do have worth you have this worth I here by declare in all this world only one shall be my friend, thus not for all eternity shall your worth ever change”.
@@nebsam7137 I am fairly certain this is from his version in the Fate: franchise, his story is slightly altered at times, such as Gilgamesh having portal access to his treasury, but it is still a very interesting take on the character that stays largely true to the source
@@VS-Violet Fate what is it from?Fate stay night?Fate Stay night heavens field?Fate UBW?I know a lot of Fates so would appreciate it very much if you could tell me exactly which version of Fate it is from.
Not really sure what you mean by "way before the Christ"?? I mean Jesus was birthed roughly 2000 years ago in the flesh, so I guess in that sense "which doesn't really mean anything" but Jesus in the Spirit sense "God/the Son" Jesus is before all things, and in Him, all things consist. So in that sense, then no, they were not best friends before the Christ.
@Bluenest022 It isn't exactly mentioned but if you want to know more about The epic then you can check out this free course on edX called 'Masterpieces of World literature', they have a separate section for 'The epic of Gilgamesh'.
Woah. What a great story. Really makes you think. Mortality is a difficult concept to grasp and I'm glad that we have stories like this to listen to. Especially with Jacques and Juestina. Alright guys I gotta go. Much love from Brazil!
Nah you don’t get it since you’re a girl. when bros find a true bro friend, no female even comes close to catching our attention. Strength and bros before hoes.
the staying awake for seven days part really have multiple levels of meaning. on a more surfacy level; it could be just how difficult it is to achieve physical immortality. on a more comical level; it could be that this was their way of deterring him from that "foolish" path; comparing it to the act of resisting having rest or needing to go sleep; the dream world (similar to life after death). on a more complex level, it could be used as a way to achieve an out of body experience.
It is somewhat achievable since that longest you can go without sleep is ten days Maybe im wrong,maybe it depends on the person feel free to correct me
Gilgamesh: Fails to achieve immortality. Also Gilgamesh: Story is still remembered to this day. This is also probably the first recorded incident of a task failing successfully.
Man it would be a real shame if this Gilgamesh guy had the ability to shoot swords as projectiles and to use a sword named after a company to completely obliterate whatever he wants
Gilgamesh having horns is a Sumerian symbol of deification of that individual, a practice adopted by very few kings of the area due to a stigma of overconfidence among other practicioners.
Funny I just happened to watch Extra Credit's retelling of the epic of Gilgamesh earlier today. It's interesting to see how different storytellers interpret the millennium-old tale.
Just a friendly correction: "Millennium" is singular so it would just mean 1000 years. As this tale is over 4000 years, you'd want to use the plural which would be, "millennia."
I don't know if it was done so on purpose but in Civ 6, if you declare friendship with Gilgamesh immediately when meeting him, it's very probable that you'll be friends throughout the match. If this is as designed, it's a really nice touch by the devs!
Only a society which has reached its pinnacle can write a story like this, in my opinion it's a story of their world how people started as animals slowly reaching a point where they were self conscious to question death and finally making peace with it.
"...And when Gilgamesh die. he chose to become a SERVANT and have a weapon called "Ea" the Sword of Rupture. He uses the Ea to kill the Tiamat by using a skill called "Enuma Elish"
I like how in fate zero, rider ask to be Gilgamesh friend to conquer the world. But Gilgamesh turns down the offer because there is only one person he was ever friends with. I gotta say fate is kinda accurate. I love history so much
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of my favorite stories. I have a book translated from the original text, as much as could be salvaged and translated anyway, and while it may be hard to get through at first I still go back every now and then to reread passages.
"Gilgamesh intended to stay awake for seven days but fell asleep immediately"
- me when trying to study for finals
Gilgamesh at his most relatable
@@TEDEd Very relatable
@@TEDEd hiii
Now we all know that the King of Heroes was once a student as well
r/Me_irl
*Gilgamesh walks into a bar*
Gilgamesh : "Yeah can I get a-"
Bartender : "ALL MORTALS MUST DIE"
This is a underrated comment if I ever saw one.
epic npc
An unexpected saying from a bartender, I must say
I can picture this
I wonder what kind of drinks the bars served back in the 2000 bce days
"Until he came to the end of the world, where he found... a bar."
Something oddly poetic about that line.
The bar can be depicted as a place of pleasure and to reflect on one's action, which is also a reward for long journeys. It is indeed poetic
@@trananbinhjerry6438 You sound like my english teacher
A bar...of sand. Extending _all_ the way to the old man's dwellings
Hey I've heard this story before
Not really tbh
The Epic of Gilgamesh feels human, he strives for greatness like all of us, but still has to face his inevitable end, and finally come in terms with it. It’s actually quite tragic, and yet beautiful.
Yeah, it's the world's oldest written and, even today, it's still a pretty interesting story. Gilgamesh even has character development
ITS human. The valuable message that even 5000 years ago, the kings and person back then had the same fears of us now.
Fr. Best bromance of the Ancient World.
The most human inhuman king.
Memento mori
"So excited he started started striping" man imagine being a archeologist and finding something so crazy it makes you change professions
Heat stroke
I’m pretty sure strippers make more than archeologists, so it was a good move financially
@@hhoop3876 this story is straight fire
stripping
@@MrBroKid
😆😆
I know right!
_Striping what?_
Gilgamesh: beds the bride before her husband.
Zeus: *finally a worthy opponent*
*“Our f*cking will be legendary!”*
:D :D
@@geekacelol8982
*Heavy f*cking noises*
these are the types of crossovers im looking for
So Zeus is wanting to sleep with Gilgamesh. Weird
Gilgamesh: "close your eyes bro"
Enkidu: "ok"
Gilgamesh: "what do you see?"
Enkidu: "nothing"
Gilgamesh: "that's my life without you, bro."
Enkidu: "bro..."
Bro…
how does this have a heart lmao
spoiler alert :
Enkidu came back alive after gilgamesh death
Deep
Bros before hoes
Gilgamesh did achieved immortality in the end, as he is still remembered and talked about, and lives on through us.
The us goverment is trying to ressurect him
Grow up
@Jake Arnold be quiet and grow up yourself. Stories are the heritage of mankind, and the fact that someone can learn the moral of a story written before our very language existed is amazing. Learning is something to be admired, not belittled.
@@loiu657 agreed my bad 😂
@@jakearnold8002 😂
"The things we can't obtain are the most beautiful ones"
- Gilgamesh, King of Heroes
Never understood the reference until watching this video
@@trananbinhjerry6438 Its from an anime not the actual text itself
It’s called avarice
isnt he the king of kings?
@@praneelgogoi7769 nah uh, Gilgamesh stated himself as the king of hero. I don't know why but it is that, in fact no one has ever claimed as the king of king. Arthur is the king of knight, Zeus is the king of gods, etc
Any wedding happens in Uruk:
Gilgamesh: *arrives*
Grooms: Ah sh*t, here we go again
First NTR in the world.
@@AnnXYZ666 NTR?
@@anijkumar645 netorare
@@AnnXYZ666 I looked it up on an online dictionary and found it was used if the partner cheats by sleeping with someone else.
But that's not the case here 🤔
The brides don't intend to cheat.
@@anijkumar645 It is used when the partner sleeps with other person, forcefully or deliberately. Usually, the trope went like this :
1. Partner was forced to sleep with other.
2. Partner didn't like it at first.
3. It last for sometimes, partner starts to like it.
4. Partner finally dump the MC.
In a sense, it's cheating.
In a way, Gilgamesh conquered death by being immortalised in stories, anime, and youtube videos
It's also the plot of the Iliad in which Achilles is given a choice: live a happy life with wife and kids but be forgotten within few generations. Or fight in the Troyan war and die but live on eternally as a hero of legends.
Ahh brilliant the very thing I was thinking. The mystery and fable of who he was has captured the minds of many so much, there love and imagination for him has driven who he was way beyond just immortality.
Anime? Which anime are you talking about, can you give me the name please?
@@hauntingasp4 fate zero is a prequel to the "main" routes fate/sn: fate, unlimited bladeworks, heaven's feel ;)
@@g6921 I know but he was asking about gilgamesh and fate zero has gilgamesh in it so...
I had no idea this story was so beautiful. "...but when Gilgamesh laid eyes on his beautiful city again he made peace with his mortality and vowed to spend his lifetime doing great deeds.". AND this is 4000+ years old.
@@thunderbear0yeah, thanks. someone had to say it. western chauvinists loooove being homoerotical for Gilgamesh
and that just... is the real tragedy of this story 🥲😫🙄🙄🙄
humans are humans. we often get disillusioned with people of the past, as if we cant truly comprehend they were living people like you and I. The Romans epitaphs for their dogs, and they also show how the people of the past were no different than us in most regards
God: **Sends Enkidu to kill Gilgamesh**
Enkidu: **Became friends with Gilgamesh**
God: *YOU HAD ONE JOB*
from my point of view, Enkidu's jobs wasnt kill Gilgamesh but change his focus in life (bang grooms)... Enkidu was successfull.
Homie powers
r/Onejob
ik someone was gonna write r/IhaveReddit, so I wrote it myself
All we had to do was to kill Gilgamesh CJ
*God sends Adler*
Adler : *Bell, you had one job*
And the circle still continues until someone take a Borgar Town by himself
World's first scientist: Gilgamesh
World's first adventurer : Gilgamesh
World's first autobiographer: Gilgamesh
Actually many more firsts goes to Gilgamesh, some bad ones too!
You're forgetting 'World's first bully: Gilgamesh'
word first bromance
World's first harem king
@@IAmTheEagleHTM worlds first r*p*st
Worlds first donut puncher
Bartender and immortal guy: “Accept death”
Gilgamesh: *NO*
Always listen to your bartender. These people have heard it all and thus know what to do.
Bartenender and immortal guy:OK understandable have a nice day
Isn’t Immortal guy Noah?
Gilgamesh: Never Mongrel.
No U
Imagine going into a bar to search for immortality and the bartender says "Valar Morghulis."
I don't think Google existed
Not today
“Not yet.”
-Gilgamesh probably
@@j2323j I see what you did there.
Vallarta Dohaeris
"Got so excited he started stripping"
Ah, normal reaction to excitement
It's normal tho. I always see athletes remove their shirts when celebrating a victory.
@Peter Lorimer ooof
me in the day care
The fact that even waaay back then that Noah and his Ark was mentioned in another mythical tale, sends shivers down my spine.
Talk about the craziest cross-reference ever.
thank you, was looking way too long for a comment about the ark
That’s such a normal coincidence like how different mythologies have similar stories.
@@bushidobrown6742 specifically having an Ark that contains 2 animal species piloted by a man seems uncommon for me, since this particular story(Gilgamesh) existed before the Bible (I refer to the Bible since when you ask people about the story of Noah's Ark, they point out to the bible as their source of the story).
Id say that this coincidence is more "uncommon to rare" than "normal"
@@bushidobrown6742 yes i agree with that
@Vongola Atzi There's a better explanation. It's a game of telephone between civilisations derived from natural events. There are candidates for post Ice Age flood scenarios.
I hate to come across "internet atheist" here but I think it would be helpful if people like you could stop trying to look for signs of an overarching religious purpose, and actually consider that the evidence squarely states this is simply the oratory stories of ancient peoples. It's quite frustrating for the rest of us to witness, as it seems like you just make up your minds before you do anything.
If you need to "search" for what you "know" is the "truth", then you don't really "know" such things, and if you do want to believe, you don't need archaeology to support your beliefs.
the fact that a story this ancient can be translated is remarkable
AssyriAn language is still spoken today my friend
@@karlkfoury2213 The Epic of Gilgamesh wasn't written Assyrian. It was a Sumerian tale, translated into Akkadian, then Babylonian then Assyrian. The 1 we talk about today is the Akkadian version/translation
The fact that it survived is almost miraculous.
How this epic hasn't been turned into a Lord of the Rings level blockbuster, I'll never know. I'd watch that!
Looks like Gilgamesh achieved immortality after all.
his name will be remembered forever
@@Ploxza96 mostly because anime
@@suserano7566 no. its you know gilgamesh from animes. i dont, we dont
Anime or not , there’s no denial his story with enkidu is truly beautiful ( sadly the tablets has missed several parts of the story )
@@suserano7566 do u really think he is famous because of anime?
Before the snake: Archer
After the snake: Caster
Before the snake: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
After the snake: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If you could call it an Archer.... but you know, the Archer class really is made out of Archers!
Ha, nice one
@@monochromeart7311 I guess shooting swords is infact Archery
Nah, afaik gilgamesh become class caster after enkidu death and he became a wise king
"Gilgamesh planned to stay awake for seven days but fell asleep immidiately"
Me on day two of insomnia: god I wish that was me.
Dude u ok?
smoke high cbd weed or edibles i'ts what got me sleeping fro my insomnia
@@debodatta7398 haha I legit came to say "just smoke a joint my friend!" haha =)
@@ScumfuckMcDoucheface nice name. Respect
Day 11 without sleep is when it just gets too trippy
Honestly the Epic of Gilgamesh sounds like the worlds first anime.
traveling around to fight bad guys, two dudes beating each other to near unconsciousness as a way to build their friendship, ladiesman turned hero.
Watch Fate Grand Order LMAOOOO
Bruh it's the lore of Gilgamesh in Fate or Nasuverse
but with magic and stuffs
Good because Gilgamesh sounded like a real dog. There’s nothing new under the sun.
Because it quite literally is the first Epic that we know of. The epic of gilgamesh is the prototype for pretty much every epic we know from Homer's Illiad to Dante's Divine Comedy.
Ishtar is a real yandere smh
Are you two friends?
Gilgamesh: No
Mortality: Yes
:D
Gilgamesh: know your place mongrel
“That if he could conquer *sleep* , the Gods may make him immortal”
Me: Maybe I am *immortal*
“Yo gods, make me immortal” -an insomniac who read/heard The Epic of Gilgamesh, probably
If this was case, then most streamers would've ascended humanity by now.
To conquer dreams is conquering the mind
Thinking the same cause I conquered sleep for months
I suppose Gilgamesh has taught me what we should do in our lives: enjoying it and doing good deeds before we die.
Gilgamesh taught me it's ok to sleep all day if that's what your body needs
Gish is not dead, I have him reconstructed here, look what's in his mind. Seems to me he's a nice guy, a king, he's not used to give up, he didn't want to die, so he didn't! He hid himself into those clay tablets and I pulled him out of them and here he is alive again, he just doesn't have body it's like a whole body amputation but otherwise he's just fine! You can talk to him and he has really helpful suggestions for solutions of difficult life problems, I use him all the time for that! These are the top most important multi-word phrases from his mind:
my friend
you are
you have
i shall
the gods
a man
-ed him
for him
to him
each other
to you
let him
i will
he is
before him
you may
he was
with him
to his
let me
the king
spoke to gilgamesh saying
he will
to me
the trapper
you may
about him
he had
you have
you should not
who has
one who
i saw him how does he fare
let us
to him
young man
did you see him who had
in their
i shall
yup, you don't need a large goal to live life. Just the will to enjoy the present.
and sleeping with brides before they have their weddings (checked)
@@Yas-gs8cm checked? holup..
TED-Ed: "makes video about Gilgamesh"
Fate fans: allow us to introduce our selfes!
Yeah boy we are here 🥵😂
lol
Zasshu
Yeah boiiii😂😂😂
GATE OF BABYLON
Ishtar: Literature's first yandere
...fused with tsundere girl.
Useless goddess
Ishtar Alter,Actual Yandere.
@@xAznSkyxx what, how is she useless?
Man, do I hate it when anime appropriates real historical myths from the west into their weird Japanese fictional stories that have loose connections to the source material and have characters look nothing like their original counterparts.
*"He who was my companion through adventure and hardship is gone forever."*
Me and Lydia =\
Shaka, when the walls fell.
@@rohhborges20 "Please stop getting stuck in some random hallway with axes next time."
"...."
*brushes tombstone gently* "Lydia, please don't do it again..."
You forgot to mention the time when Gilgamesh tried to marry the King of United Kingdom.
Lol
Almost eliminated the king of uk In doing so
Bruh
Is this an in-joke?
@@RevJamesCostello they are probably referencing the anime Fate/Zero
Gilgamesh: *goes into a bar*
Bartender: "In 4,500 years your story will be retold by a captain who flies a ship in space to a being from another world who speaks only in metaphors, and more people will learn of your story from that than from books. Also, from moving pictures made in a far off land. Oh, and all men must die."
Gilgamesh: "What the @!*%?"
Nice Star trek reference 🖖🚀🌐🙏🤝
Wait, was that based on Gilgamesh?
Loosely, though Picard literally tells his counterpart about Gilgamesh during the latter half of the episode. It's quite touching.
Bartender: also that would be 4 gold coins and here's your jack Daniels whiskey lol
Gilgamesh: "why do we speak english anyway?"
"The archer class really is made out of archers"
Sword noises increasing*
Arrarrararagi - kyun
I mean, "You can't just throw a weapon and call yourself an archer"
@@dhshsshhsh5535 You sure about that? You sure that's a FACT, Rin?
@@acertainmissinglink9010 Using swords as projectiles....Get on my level
there is something oddly comforting in the fact that Gilgamesh attained immortality through stories. Kinda makes me a little less afraid of death.
I know you won't believe me but Gilgamesh is linked to a certain person in the bible named Nimrod, just search him up.
@@justinfrancis4621 yep your comment kinda make sense because Nimrod is very similar to Gilgamesh
@@justinfrancis4621 damn remembwr when Nimrod was an insult in the 90s??? im bringing it back for you 😝😤
Why are you afraid of death? I don't believe in religion, I think when you'll die, you would just stop existing. Not be able to think about and regret how you have died. When it'll happen, you'll be able to think nothing of it, it would be completely peaceful. But life is something you only get once, and there's a lot of great things about it, so you might as well live it to the fullest. And then when you'll die, it would literally be nothing, because you won't be able to regret it.
No one can begin living until they've stopped fearing death
A Japanese gacha game has taught me more about the history of this guy more than my history class.
well he is a mythological figure
although they still could've been talking about the history surrounding his myth
Which one
@@AshterGoutich fate grand order
which is from fate stay night
Fate has a gacha game?
@@ryangoslingdrive yes... It got a movie and an anime about it
I’m an Iraqi person and I’m so proud of my legacy !
too bad you got arabized
@@shiramaro We, the current Iraqis, are not originally Iraqis, but rather we came from the Arabian Peninsula and settled in the land of Iraq centuries ago. And so we became Iraqis
@@shiramaro This epic has nothing to do with the Arabs and their heritage
@@shiramaro Bedouin arab mythology is arguably even cooler. Though much is lost by now. Maybe you meant “islamised” not that I’m implying that it’s a bad or good thing.
@@FF-ch9nr it is a bad thing.
"All mortal must die"
"People die if they are killed"
That phrase actually reminded me more of "valar morghulis" from GoT which means all men must die. Pretty chilling reference!
*proceeds to kill his past self
Just because you're correct, doesn't mean you're right
"DO YOU THINK I WOULD DIE IF YOU KILLED ME"
🤣
"He ventured to the end of the earth"
Flat earthers - ha, we were right!
And then proceeds to cross an ocean... The end of the Earth of the end of earth.
I won't be surprised if people actually see this as proof. After all, people already believed a man boarded a couple of EVERY specie of land animals on one boat.
Anikait Gupta: Start walking bro-maybe you'll find it some day-send video. Bye now, off you go!
Yeah, I don't think this is any proof that it means the literal end of the world/earth, since he then went onto the ocean. Sorry flat earthers. Anyways, you have to understand that they probably meant earth in a different sense. When they say "end of the world/earth, they are probably talking about the end of the land until you meet water, not a physical end of the whole world.
Probably found the ocean
I’m so touched by the history of my people. It is so heartbreaking that there’s so much war over there. Artifacts and ancient sites are being destroyed by war, I wish instead there was peace so that we can uncover all that is there
That and for the people. No one should have to grow up in a war torn country with such hardship.
well you can blame America and the UK
Iraq has some of the oldest and greatest civilisations and culture but it was ruined
I wish that day could come soon
You say that it’s your people but you have a Alexander the Great profile pic
Curious
@@popepepe6042 I can’t idolize a human from a different region? Lol?
"Some things are beautiful for the very reason that they cannot be obtained"-Gilgamesh,Fate Stay night 2006
Christians, Jews, and Muslims after hearing of Utanapishti's story: *umm wait a minute hol on--*
First crossover in history
And Jews, and Muslims
And Hindus too
Considering that Uruk is mentioned in the Bible as Erech, it's the same guy.
Epic of Gilgamesh is from 12 century BC
Jews adopted the story, thus christians and later Muslims have it as well(Western spread of the story).
Meanwhile Hinduism being 4000 years long likely also adopted it but this time it was towards the east of the origin.
@@piplupcola Naw the bible just ripped it off 😂
Enkidu: first anime enemy turned into ally.
First jojo enemies be like.
The Epic of Gilgamesh was basically the first Battle Shounen. I'm amazed Japan never adapted it.
@@AzureSkyCiel *Coughs in Melammu Dingir*
@@AzureSkyCiel well there is the Fate Series specifically "Fate Zero" in which he's one of the MC's in the battle royal
@@enjoe3837 I am aware, and ashamed to say Fate was how I learned of Gilgamesh and Cu Cuchulain.
I think Gilgamesh misheard Siduri..
from: "all mortals must die"
to:
"all MONGRELS must die"
Siduri & Utanapishti: Valar morghulis
ZASSHU!
Yorokobe Zasshu
@@ebitoro4590 On the way to Braavos then
Zaaashu
I thank Fate/Grand Order for actually telling me about this first hand before I heard the story from here
“ *Ekidu, you are my greatest treasure.* “
- Gilgamesh
Gae
@@trananbinhjerry6438 bulge
..made of clay.
@@trananbinhjerry6438bulg
Alternate title: ''The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer K̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶A̶r̶t̶h̶u̶r̶ Artoria's heart.."
Were early 👁️👄👁️
Oh wait im earlier
We got a man of culture here
lol
Is this a Fate reference?
Gilgamesh: “you do have worth you have this worth I here by declare in all this world only one shall be my friend, thus not for all eternity shall your worth ever change”.
May I ask where this is from?Is it from the epic of Gilgamesh itself or some other source
@@nebsam7137 I believe its from fate series
@@nebsam7137 I am fairly certain this is from his version in the Fate: franchise, his story is slightly altered at times, such as Gilgamesh having portal access to his treasury, but it is still a very interesting take on the character that stays largely true to the source
@@nebsam7137 they are correct
@@VS-Violet Fate what is it from?Fate stay night?Fate Stay night heavens field?Fate UBW?I know a lot of Fates so would appreciate it very much if you could tell me exactly which version of Fate it is from.
"Avengers Endgame was the greatest crossover ever"
The Bible: *hold my Moses*
You haven't heard of Mahabharat, for sure.
You mean Noah
And then there is ironically the Fate series
Boring..@@kunalmachra
@@kunalmachra boring with no proof
I love the time where gilgamesh teamed up with a floating bow, a tiger, and a giant bird to defend uruk against a giant horned girl
@TÉD- Èd bot, named isnt verified or in the circle thing
What reference is this?
@@saasproductions3053 fate Babylonia
Don't forget the time traveller and the artificial girl possessed by a knight of the Round Table
It
Gilgamesh and ediku the first best friends who said "bros before hoes" way before the christ
Very accurate.
The Power of Friendship!
@@gabriel-de8yv apart from the Enkidu typo, yup
Not really sure what you mean by "way before the Christ"?? I mean Jesus was birthed roughly 2000 years ago in the flesh, so I guess in that sense "which doesn't really mean anything" but Jesus in the Spirit sense "God/the Son" Jesus is before all things, and in Him, all things consist. So in that sense, then no, they were not best friends before the Christ.
@Bluenest022 It isn't exactly mentioned but if you want to know more about The epic then you can check out this free course on edX called 'Masterpieces of World literature', they have a separate section for 'The epic of Gilgamesh'.
Bartender goddess tell Gilgamesh to except death and enjoy life.
Gilgamesh: ”When exactly you are getting married ?”
😂
LMAOOOOO GENIUS!
*pulls out a gold bar* "Marry me"
He was nutting every bride before his friendship with Enkidu. So, he was done doing it. 😁
@@laxminarayanbhandari855 wooooow....you are such a humorous guy. With great sense of humor....👍
Woah. What a great story. Really makes you think. Mortality is a difficult concept to grasp and I'm glad that we have stories like this to listen to. Especially with Jacques and Juestina. Alright guys I gotta go. Much love from Brazil!
One wrestle with Enkidu and Gilgamesh stops sleeping around and turns down a literal Goddess...sounds like they are super ga-GOOD FRIENDS! 😀😂
*roommates
Bros before h
They sounds like a JOJO characters
Had nothing to do with the fact that she curses her lovers nah lol it’s always the bros fault 😂
Nah you don’t get it since you’re a girl. when bros find a true bro friend, no female even comes close to catching our attention. Strength and bros before hoes.
You forgot the part where he fought a guy named Shirou and when he got summoned by a guy named Tokiomi Tohsaka
*wheeze*
finally a fate referrence
Haha that's why I'm watching this video
😂
Also his collection of weapons.
Me who is a fate lore nerd: (Confused noises)
I scrolled so long tryna find fate comments... Nice to see one
Same 😔🤘
Finally. People of culture
There y’all are, I was looking
Glad to see another Fate fan
Gilgamesh try’s to stay awake for seven days but immediately fell asleep
-Me when I’m forced to study all night
Imagine being the first person to read this wonderful story in thousands of years
I don't think I would start *stripping*
That title definitely belongs to George Smith (unfortunately he died of Malaria some years later)
Went straight to the comment section for some Fate/Stay Night or FGO-related comments, did not disappoint 😂😂
the staying awake for seven days part really have multiple levels of meaning. on a more surfacy level; it could be just how difficult it is to achieve physical immortality. on a more comical level; it could be that this was their way of deterring him from that "foolish" path; comparing it to the act of resisting having rest or needing to go sleep; the dream world (similar to life after death). on a more complex level, it could be used as a way to achieve an out of body experience.
This comment is underrated and interesting!
Gods don't sleep .. It could just be a practical way to show him his mortality. if he conquers sleeps then he is in fact immortal.
An out of body experience induced by not sleeping for significant a period of time is called death.
It is somewhat achievable since that longest you can go without sleep is ten days
Maybe im wrong,maybe it depends on the person feel free to correct me
on the 7th day God rested...perhaps a reference to this. Even a god must rest.
Gilgamesh: Fails to achieve immortality.
Also Gilgamesh: Story is still remembered to this day.
This is also probably the first recorded incident of a task failing successfully.
Me being a Fate fan: this sounds familiar
Wait until you hear there's a king Arthur
🤣 lmao
"life is Sacred, enjoy it because never dying is a curse"
Gil *"YOU DARE, YOU DARE!"*
You forgot the time where he drank with Artoria and iskandar
The kings' reunion
Yes
Legendary banquet....tho it was Iskandar who actually stole the spotlight there
@Vongola Atzi yaa but shanks wants luffy to be that, or at least chase that part. Sad iskandar did not have choices. Luffy will beat him to it.
@@zellarc74 Not really, it showed more so how superficial he was, and how he lead them but didn't govern them, he was a great general but a poor king.
Man it would be a real shame if this Gilgamesh guy had the ability to shoot swords as projectiles and to use a sword named after a company to completely obliterate whatever he wants
What?
@@robotz2129 Its a Reference to the Fate Series.
@@Set2Seth I should have guessed it was anime
EA 💀
Marvel: Well create the most elaborate crossover.
Utanapishti: Hold my ship.
The Gilgamesh I know only utters "Mongrels" and drinks wine.
And throws swords and axes while calling himself an archer.
and slays lolis
And destroys my ears
And make a joke about he already died
Caster and Kid Self did wiser,other Loli was suddenly spared alive.
ENUMA ELISH!!!
Zashu
Avalon..... Excaliburrrrrr........
Gilgamesh having horns is a Sumerian symbol of deification of that individual, a practice adopted by very few kings of the area due to a stigma of overconfidence among other practicioners.
Ahhh i just love Gilgamesh everytime he appears outta nowhere and uses Excalipoor to deal 1 damage in ff8.
Even more loveable in FF5! Love that guy.
I love those quotes in the beginning of every Ted Ed videos …
@@adinp9384 Nice
Funny I just happened to watch Extra Credit's retelling of the epic of Gilgamesh earlier today. It's interesting to see how different storytellers interpret the millennium-old tale.
Just a friendly correction: "Millennium" is singular so it would just mean 1000 years. As this tale is over 4000 years, you'd want to use the plural which would be, "millennia."
@@ascetic3312 Technically, calling it a millennium old would be correct, as it is 1000 years old.
@@cjsomething516 it is 4000 years old, as he said
@@luckyblockyoshi Something that is 4000 years old would also be a 1000 years old. Maybe shouldve phrased that better.
@@cjsomething516 wtf? how does 4k = 1k? lol
You had me at " stripping from excitement."
Gilgamesh: My greatness is the best there is! It's good that you know my legend mongrels!! ZASSHUU!!!
EMUMA ELISH
"They were very good friends"
-every historian, probably
And fate nerd
Because he himself wrote they were very good friends
Does every platonic relationship have to be sexualized?
@@drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749 ikr
@@drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749 I think it's a joke based on Achilles and Patroclus.
fate series fans: it's all coming together
Tremendous video and best summary of the epic of Gilgamesh i have seen
“he wrote his story on a lapis lazuli tablet..”
minecrafters: *visible confusion*
Narrator: Ishtar unleashed the Bull of Heaven.
Me: Eh!? I thought she lost it.
Well it was supposed to be a weapon against Gil yet she lost it, a nuclear tank that is the same level as Tiamat.
Somewhere, there is a boulder with an inscribed "useless Ishtar" in the old city
GUGALANNA!! GUGALANNA!!
@@gudakoalter SHADDAP FUJI NEE
In case you didn’t realize, it took place before Enkidu died, and since Babylonia takes place after his death your comment makes no sense.
We can all agree with the fact that the animation was really good.
This video makes me wanna summon Gilgamesh in a battle royale of historic figures.
Is that a fate reference?
Where’s the part where he opens up portals and fires his swords at mongrels
@TÉD- Èd lmak
😂😂😂😂😂😂, best comment I ever read on youtube
3:36
Greatest and maybe oldest crossover of all times
I don't know if it was done so on purpose but in Civ 6, if you declare friendship with Gilgamesh immediately when meeting him, it's very probable that you'll be friends throughout the match. If this is as designed, it's a really nice touch by the devs!
Only a society which has reached its pinnacle can write a story like this, in my opinion it's a story of their world how people started as animals slowly reaching a point where they were self conscious to question death and finally making peace with it.
I love your videos ted ed. They are so detailed, amazingly animated, researched, and narrated that I am astonished beyond belief.
wheres the part where a man and a girl with a giant shield fight ereshkigal, Quetzalcoatl, Gorgon and Tiamat with the help of Merlin from Avalon?
Ah that bit, I think that bits in part 2
I’m sure that happened in SMITE.
And also there was a little gorgon, and Ushiwakamaru and Benkei from Japan for some reason. History is real weird.
they even forgot the part where Leonidas, accompanied by his 300 spartans, defended Uruk from beasts.
@@jngo172 we are allowed to make fun of you
I think you missed the part where he can shoot random weapons from mini golden gate and having a sword that can rip off reality
"...And when Gilgamesh die. he chose to become a SERVANT and have a weapon called "Ea" the Sword of Rupture. He uses the Ea to kill the Tiamat by using a skill called "Enuma Elish"
And he says: "Zasshu!"
@@mrquocviet6479 yeh
I see this is what happens when you play FGO for 181 minutes
Ted ed is a knowledge booster for us!
I think so too
* Sees the word 'Gilgamesh' on my feed*
* Clicks*
I have read, heard and watched this epic for at least 30 times. It never grows old.
I love that it's the first (known) 'book' and still one of the best
Oh oh I know this one, and then he started fighting other historical figures for a pretty cup
I like how in fate zero, rider ask to be Gilgamesh friend to conquer the world. But Gilgamesh turns down the offer because there is only one person he was ever friends with. I gotta say fate is kinda accurate. I love history so much
I shall tell you of the Beginning. Heaven and Earth split, nothingness congratulated creation, and my sword cleaved through the world!
ENUMA ELISH
Ea
Me : wait, that story... how do you know Noah.
Utanapishti : Well of course I know him, he's me.
4:02 - That's one of his noble phantasm never mentioned in the fate series
I learned about Gilgamesh and his history when I was watching FGO.
I used to watch ‘tower of druaga’ on animax when i was young and often heard the name Gilgamesh but never really knew who he was. So thanks for this.
I like that even antient people thought of putting a bar at the end of the world.
The narrator's voice is so calming!!!
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of my favorite stories. I have a book translated from the original text, as much as could be salvaged and translated anyway, and while it may be hard to get through at first I still go back every now and then to reread passages.